A/N: This is my first puckleberry fanfic so please be nice in the reviews! I know the ending is horrible but I've never been good with ending fics...Noah might also be a little ooc.
Rachel Berry leaned against the shower wall, letting the stream of hot water wash over her body and hopefully cleanse her of Noah Puckerman. She had scrubbed every inch of her skin, every part of her that he had touched she had scrubbed with soap until it was red and raw. Yet she could still feel his fingers pressing into her waist, could still feel his lips moving on hers, could still feel him inside her...She let out a shaky breath as images of what happened earlier flashed in front of her eyes and his last words echoed through the bathroom, drowning out the shower.
It was a mistake. A huge mistake. It should never have happened. Rachel wasn't even sure how it happened. One minute they were rehearsing a song to sing in Glee then the next she was buck naked writhing underneath him.
She froze as suddenly her boyfriend's smiling face appeared in her head. Finn. He would die when he found out. He would never forgive her. New tears gathered in her eyes and she was just about to collapse when she heard the bathroom door slowly, hesitantly, open.
Her heart stopped. She peered through the steamed shower curtain only to see the outline of a body that not even an hour ago she had gotten way to familiar with. A body she would like to never see again.
She ran her hands over her hair, slicking it down, before swallowing, "What are you doing here, Noah." Her only answer was the thundering of the water hitting the bottom of the tub. After another minute, as she realized he wasn't going to answer until she came out, she quickly turned it off before grabbing the pink towel hanging on the rack outside the shower. Rachel wrapped the big, pink towel around her small body and pushed aside the shower curtain. "Did you not hear me?" She placed her hands on her hips. Couldn't he leave her to cry over what happened in peace?
Noah glanced around the bathroom before holding up his cell phone. "I left it on your dresser." Oh. There was an awkward silence and Rachel was about to demand for him to leave when he cleared his throat and muttered, "I know you're with Finn and I have Quinn and.." He ran a hand over his mohawk with a snort. "...we shouldn't have slept together." She let out a deep breath and felt herself relax the tiniest bit. Thank god he didn't say- "but I just broke up with her. I just drove to her house and..." He swallowed hard. "I've realized that I still have feelings for you." His eyes slowly met hers and she died a little inside at the sincerity and hope.
She leaned against the sink for support as her legs seemed ready to give out. This was not supposed to happen. This was just supposed to have been a mistake that they would pretend never happened. "Noah..."
His demeanor changed. A bitter smile tugged at his lips and he shook his head. "I know what you're gonna say." Noah, I'm sorry but this was just a mistake. Let's pretend it never happened because you have Quinn and I have Finn.
"I'm so sorry, Noah." And she was surprised because she really was.
He scratched his head before exhaling. His eyes locked on the small puddle forming by Rachel's feet."I guess I'll see you in Glee on Monday, then?" Rachel nodded slowly and with a small nod from him too, he turned and walked out.